Central Europe last part; 5-days solo wandering in Italy
October 28 to November 02, 2013
Trevi Fountain is a fountain in the Trevi district designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. Pantheon is a building commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus as a temple to all the gods of ancient Rome.
"Mole Adriana" now called Castel Sant' angelo, was originally built between 123 and 139AD as the monumental grave of the Roman Emperor Publio Elio Adriano and was used as a tomb by the imperial families up until the death of the Emperor Caracalle (217AD). What to see inside are ; (1) "Marcia Ronda" with the four corner bastions designated with the names of the Evangelists (2) helicoidal ramp that goes up through the core of the Roman structure (3) courtyard of the Angel and Alexander VI (4) Papal apartments with frescoes and (5) Terrace of the Angel.
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